Gerrit van Santen was married to Maria van Haringhouck. This explains the note next to his name when he purchased a lot (not a work of art) at the present sale that he was een van de vrunden, thus a relative (probably the brother-in-law) of Daniel van Haringhoeck. He owned a house in Vlooienburgh, next to that of Emanuel van Baserode of INVNO 458 (I. van Eeghen in Maandblad Amstelodamum 6(1959), p.152). On 30 March 1640, two workers at the Amsterdam weighing station (Wagh) declared they had delivered bales of pepper at the request of Cornelis Bicker (of R 8161). Gerrit van Santen received three bales (NA 992, film 1222, fol. 46, Not. J. Busch). Jacobje Gerrits van Santen, the mother of Eetge Claes (van Arras) who married the son of Laurens Dubbelworst of R 27808, may have been the daughter of the buyer. It is extremely unlikely that the buyer is identical with the poet or the painter Gerrit Cornelisz. van Santen (who may or may not be the same person).

Grietje Benning and Jan Benning both bought lots in the Haarlem lottery of 1606 ( 106/10 F 782 and 2/11 F2). Grietje lived in the house on the Nieuw Rockin, called de Groen Hant. This was the same house where Jan Claesz. Benning, feather dealer, lived (the latter bought lots for f. 5:14:--) (2/35 F 14). On Jan Claesz. Benning, see also the NOTES to R 20078. In the Kohier for 1631 (fol. 51,p. 13) may be read the following entry in the fourth Wijck, beginning by the Haarlemmersluijs from the Brouwersgracht, om de hoeck aan t'IJe: Grietije Bennings weduwe. Grietije was a wealthy woman: she paid a tax of 250 f. She may be identical with the brewster Grietge Bennings who owned the brewery den Arent (van Dillen, Bronnen tot de geschiedenis van het bedrijfsleven R.G.P. 78(1933), p. 260). At least one Benning family was R.C. and the other Reformed. On 20 September 1616, Jan Benningh, bookbinder, having lived 9 years in the Riderstraet, was betrothed to Aeltje Willems. He was assisted by his cousin Symon Jansz. Vechters of R 29713, she by her mother Reymerich Henrixdr. She was living next to the Uijlenburghbrugge (DTB 420/296). Reymerich Henrixdr. may be identical with Reymerich Hendricks, the wife of the lumber dealer Jan Jansz. Treeff of INVNO 614. Since Vechters was Roman Catholic, there is a good chance that his cousin Benningh was too. The betrothal was recorded on the same day in the Town Hall (DTB 660/470), which tends to confirm this supposition. If so, this would add to the probability that Jan Benningh was the father of Mary Jans Benning (Roman Catholic), whose inventory was taken on 2 May 1646 (NA 1920, film 2131). In 1636, Jan Benning, bookbinder, was paid 92 f. by the city of Amsterdam for binding various books (Oud Holland 24(1906), p. 125). On 24 February 1637, Jan Benningh, bookseller, affirmed that his house on the Zeedijck near the corner of the Stormsteech, rented for 112 f. in 1621 (NA 991, fol. 73, Not. J. Bosch). By 1644, Jan Benningh, bookseller, was settling accounts with the municipality for which he bound and delivered certain books for the Bibliotheque deser stadt (ibid. p. 172). Another individual named Jan Benninck (Coeckebacker) (II), from Amsterdam, son of Jan Benninck (Coeckebacker) (I) and of Neeltje Cornelis Canters, who married Marija Aderijaens on 3 June 1629, was Reformed (De Navorscher 55(1905), p. 222). This individual is identical with Jan Benning de jonge, son of the late Jan Benning de oude and of Neeltge Cornelis, cited in a document of 15 August 1635 (NA 412A, fol. 103). This clearly cannot be our buyer. Jan Claesz. Benning, born in 1563 (cited above) married Lijsbeth Lamberts Coppens in 1591. Their daughter Wijbrich Jans Benningh married Balthasar Jansz. of R 20078 on 24 April 1618 (Elias, Vroedschap, p. 44). Finally, there was an individual named Jan Benningh who was said to be the son of Willem Gerritsz. Wuytiers. He was the grandson of Dieuwer Jacobs Benning.

Marten Kanter(t) was a herring merchant. Marten Canter bought porceleijn at the sale of Anthonij Nijs of R 7616 on 11 October 1626. In February 1645, he joined a large number of Amsterdam merchants in calling for the enforcement of currency regulations issued in 1622 (Van Dillen, Wisselbanken R.G.P. 59(1925), p. 90). He lived until at least 1671 when he requested a deposition from two master-coopers about herring that they had packed (Van Dillen, Bronnen tot de geschiedenis van het bedrijfsleven 144(1974), p. 828.) The Vergulde Haring was located on the Nieuwe Dijck, next to the Haarlemmerspoort. It was inhabited by Hans Simonsz. de jonge until his death in 1616 (Elias, Vroedschap, p. 322.) Marten Canter was portrayed by Jacob Adriaensz. Backer in the Company of Captain Cornelis de Graeff and Lieutenant Hendrick Laurensz. in 1642 and by Jürgen Ovens, as one of the Regents of the Oudezijdshuiszittenhuis in 1656 (Blankert Amsterdams Historisch Museum, pp. 19 and 234).

On 27 December 1633, Cornelis van der Putte, as husband and guardian of Margareta Huddens, whose mother was Mette van Ingen, on one side, Joachim Rendorp (1608-1678), the son left by the late Harmen Rendorp (1570-1625), procreated by the aforesaid Mette van Ingen, on the other side, came to an agreement on the inheritance from Metta van Ingen and Harmen van Rendorp. Joachim Rendorp was assisted by burgomaster Jacob Bicker, for himself and for his brother Andries Bicker. Joachim Rendorp married Brigitta Hulft, daughter of Pieter Evertsz. Hulft of R 31228, on 6 February 1646 (Elias, Vroedschap van Amsterdam, p. 454). He inherited the brewery in den witten Haen from Hulft's widow, Balichgen Pieters Hasselaer (Elias, ibid.) The household goods (huisraet), including paintings (unlisted), in the estate came to 4,767 f. 7 st. Cornelis van der Putt received one fourth of the total estate, including 493 f. , consisting of the mother's clothing (Van Ingen's), 563 f. of silver and jewelry, and 1,274 f. of the remaining imboel. Joachim Rendorp received the other three fourths (NA 595, fol. 363, Not. Lamberti). On the Rendorp and Inge connections, see the NOTES to R 25800. Cornelis van der Put I paid a tax of 30 f., at which time he lived on the Keysersgracht, next to Harmen Rendorp (his brother-in-law). On 15 April 1636, Jacob Verpoorten (the ironmonger cited in R 35477) sold to Cornelis van der Putten 540 f. of rollaton, most of which were to be sent to Antwerp. The material (a type of iron ware ?) was said to be in good condition (NA 597, Not. Lamberti). On 6 August 1633, Sr. Jeronimus Noirot, 43, declared at the request of Cornelis van der Putte, merchant, that on 23 May 1633, under the supervision of a broker, Pieter van Blyenburg (cited in R 32606) had sold him, Van der Putte, naete gallen (to make ink?) for 48 f. per hundred (NA 694B, film 4980, Not. J. Warnaerts). On 4 June 1639, Cornelis Cornelisz. van der Putt (II), who may have been the buyer's son, kistemackersgesell (journeyman coffin maker), 30 years old, living in the Vloyenburch, was betrothed to Annetje Jans, widow of Thomas Schacht (DTB 451/125). On 15 January 1648, Cornelis van der Put, widower of Annetje Cocx, was again betrothed to Annetje Quickelenberg from Antwerp (DTB 679/160). The individual named Cornelis van der Put who paid a tax of 30 f. in 1631, at which time he lived on the Keysersstraet, is likely to be our buyer. He lived next to Harmen Rendorp(I?), the father of Joachim Rendorp and of Harmen Rendorp II of R 25800 (Kohier, fol. 123, p. 29).

There are at least two individuals of this name who may have bought this lot. The first was a coffin- or boxmaker. On 31 January 1620, Pieter Franssen, 26 years old, kistemacker, assisted by his father Frans Pietersz., living on the Coningsgracht, was betrothed to Judith Barents Knoops, 21 (DTB 424/135). Pieter Fransz., who paid a tax of 20 f. in 1631, living on the East side of the Heeremarckt, may be identical with the buyer (Kohier, fol. 54 vo., p. 14.) The second was a maker of musical instruments. He was said to be 33 (thus born in 1579) in a deposition dated 29 November 1612 (R 26506). The buyer cannot be identified without further particulars.